Today is the official release day for The Fall of London, the new expansion for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. If you play an event with the official storyline rules, please report the results to us!
This event can be as long as you like; a single game, a full tournament-style event or maybe some kind of leauge – you chose!
Your event report should include: 1. The names and VEKN IDs of all players. 2. A short description of each deck (and clan) played by each player. 3. A list of the most prominent vampires used in the game. 4. A list of the most important locations, equipment and allies used in the game 5. A description of the most unusual or unexpected actions during the game – for example, table-swinging votes, minions being stolen, successful burning or diablerie of vampires, the use of unusual action cards or combat cards. 6. The victory point and table win scores of each player per game.
Eligible game results should be submitted to the set designer and storyline coordinator Mike Nudd at storyline@vekn.org.uk no later than December 15th 2022.
A winning vampire clan will be determined based on the total event results, and this clan may receive special treatment in future events or product releases.
Note that cards from The Fall of London is not legal for normal VEKN tournaments until November 15th – the storyline events are not normal VEKN tournaments!
Yes! There is an official storyline for The Fall of London, so you can play a special event when the new set arrives. Check out rules and special cards at the Storyline download page!
Hi! Now we added printer friendly Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition rulebooks to the Utilities section of Blackchantry.com (and below). These are still illustrated, but with simple graphics so they load faster and saves you some ink if you want to print.
A online version of the fresh, illustrated Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition rulebook has been created. It is currently hosted by the player community VEKN at www.vekn.net/rulebook. Check it out, and please give VEKN or Black Chantry your feedback!
Rule Change: Default sect Clans do not have a default sect anymore. This means that if a vampire changes clan, they keep their sect. For instance, a Derange played by Malkavian antitribu on a target vampire who is Camarilla Ventrue changes the target into a Camarilla Malkavian antitribu (not a Sabbat Malkavian antitribu as before).
The following cards have changed: Becoming, The: Inherits the sire’s sect. Brother in Arms: Inherits the sire’s sect. Creation Rites: The vampire is now explicitly Sabbat. Dual Form: Inherits the sire’s sect. Nosferatu Bestial: Inherits the sire’s sect. Third Tradition: Progeny: The vampire is now explicitly Camarilla. Trophy: Progeny: Inherits the sire’s sect.
Drawing Cards (p. 7) Whenever you are asked to draw from your crypt, move the top card from your crypt to your uncontrolled region.
Requirements for Playing Cards (p. 7) Unless explicitly stated, costs you pay must be paid with resources you control: your pool, blood on vampires you control, cards in your ash heap, etc. For instance, you cannot play Enticement if you do not control the Edge, since you must burn it as part of its cost.
An exception is the “Rescue a Vampire from Torpor” action (p. 23) whose cost can be paid by the acting vampire or the rescued vampire, or the cost may be split between them.
Performing an action (p. 16) The term “perform” applies to the entire course of the action, from the moment it is announced to the moment it is resolved. An action that is “performed” can end up by being successful or not. “Performing an action” does not imply that the action is successful.
Political Action Cards (p. 27) Those cards simply say “1 vote”, rather than “worth 1 vote” (which was the wording used in older sets).
Quick Reference (p. 53) The Discipline Blood Sorcery is also called Thaumaturgy in older sets. They are exactly the same.
The clan Banu Haqim is called Assamite in older sets. They are exactly the same.
Similarly, the clan Ministry (whose members are called Ministers) is called Followers of Set in older sets.
For instance, if a card requires a ready Banu Haqim, any ready Assamite will fulfill this requirement (and vice versa).
Rulebook, p. 15 The 30 pool displayed as your pool do not necessarily reflect the state of the game at that moment (since you have spent some of them to bring vampires into play), unless you have found a way to regain enough pool to reach your initial 30 pool. Also, please note that there is no limit to the amount of pool a Methuselah can have.
Fifth Edition Helpsheets errata Leave torpor The cost of the action is missing: “Action cost: 2 blood”.
Diablerise a vampire in torpor The word stealth is missing in the following sentence: “Undirected +1 stealth action if you control both vampires.”
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition is available for all stores and distributors. For more information please visit the Products section at www.blackchantry.com. Contact us by mail or social media.
